To be shocked watching back kids movies from my childhood with DD

[Picklepower]

DD is 6 and we watch quite a few films together, mixture of old and new. Last Halloween I was so excited to watch a film from my childhood, decided against hocus pocus but went with Casper. Well, turns out not once but TWICE Eric idle's character shouts BITCH at Carrigan. (She's is tbf but a bit much for a Pg film).

Just sat down to watch Charlie and the chocolate factory (from 2005!) and mike teevee says 'even a retard could figure it out'. What the hell!

Any other corkers you've come across watching back your childhood films?

I watched horrors from a young age! and still love them.... especially love the looks when i walk into the cinema alone to watch one. sadly my kids are all dosney and musicals even now they're older

I let my 11yo watch this with me as she’s fairly mature and has a strong stomach for swearing and gore and I forget about the party where Simon Pegg says “Get fucked four eyes” - I thought DD was gonna burst a spleen she laughed so hard

I think some of these films have been re rated to a lower category.
I wasn’t allowed to go to the cinema to see ghostbusters or back to the future as I wasn’t 15 at the time

annoyed me a lot at the time

Made the mistake of trying to watch Weird Science with 11yo the other week.

I'd forgotten how rude it was!

@KimGa how did you discuss the songs?
(excerpts from Summer Nights)
Tell me more, tell me more
Did you get very far?
...
Tell me more, tell me more
Did she put up a fight?
...
Well, she got friendly down in the sand...
Well, she was good, you know what I mean
...

I'd be like 😵‍💫🙉🙈

I do actually love dinosaurs now and have a 🦖 🦕 tattoo. I still have the odd anxiety dream where a Dino is trying to get me though. I'm just not a scary movie person at all. If I ever watch one now I end up having nightmares and I'm nearly 40 😂

An escape plan is always good. I have the same but for zombies...just in case.

Tbf that's based on a true life story in an autobiography isn't it?

I'm not sure how you forgot that to be honest! The plot is pretty much: 'teenage boys want to get laid so create a living sex doll!'

I love that film, all my children watched it over and over again and found it hilarious. We still have some favourite quotes from it, along with the Princess Bride. They are mid 20s up to early 30s. I'm sure it wouldn't pass the political correctness test of today but I don't remember anything particularly offensive about it. I don't think there is much comedy in film or TV that would pass today's PC standards pre 2010 to be honest.

I remember taking my DC to see Jurassic Park when it first came out in 1993 and was horrified that it was given a PG rating. I thought it was terrifying for children. Actually traumatising.

It was re-classified as a 12a in 2023.

Don't ever let your children watch "Through the Dragon's Eye" - it was a "Look and Read" childrens programme pretty much every primary school child was forced to watch in the late 1980s / early 90s. I had nightmares for months about that. I've just found a few episodes on YouTube whilst writing this post and it still scares me!!!

Completely agree. Hated it as a child. Couldn’t understand why anyone thought the messages in it were Ok. Hate it even more as an adult. All
manner of wrong!

Wish people would stop mentioning Shaun of the Dead as it keeps reminding me that I saw it at the cinema 21 years ago and am now antiquated.

One of my all time favourite films. They cut out both scenes of John Candy's character upskirting for TV now. Along with the "I've got a 12 inch Penistone!" line said by the sane character later on, which is far less offensive!

Is bloody swearing?! I wouldn’t say it is!

Still not appropriate for young teens ( when she first watched it) nowadays 😂 It's usually parents who are offended for them!

According to the BBFC website, it's a PG (and has been since its 1987 release).

We watched Gremlins with our eldest dc when they were about 6 and 8.

All the gremlins stuff - fine.

Total horror moment - the Santa's not real bombshell drop 😱 Totally did NOT recall that 😬

No, definitely not appropriate for young teens. That said, I was well in to playing grand theft auto when I was a young teen

Wow yes, I mean I thought it was hilarious when I was about 14. And I’d probably watch it again
now (not with my 11 year old!) The basic premise is exactly that. Two teenage boys creating a living fantasy woman for them to…..well, do what teenage boys do!

It's blasphemous (refers to the blood of Christ).

Just came to post about Weird science.

Police academy as well.

Watched all sorts when I was really young including Rocky Horror and Nightmare on Elm st. Although don't have much of a relationship with my parents anymore.

One of mine was about 15 when she first watched that 😬 she loves a bit of Leo lol

I agree with this! He spent months bettering himself (lettering in sport isn’t overnight) while she had a last minute makeover. People only look at the outfit 😂

Fucking love TTDE even now! The death narrator safety warning adverts from the 70s give me the heebies now, even though I wasn't born when the were broadcast.

Thanks. Blimey though.